It’s probably not a stretch to say that this game will define the Cheetahs’ season.
Naka Drotske’s men took a big step backwards in their knock-out quest in losing to the Canes last week. A second successive home loss should see their challenge for the South African conference all-but dead.
Kick-off in Bloemfontein is at 19h10.
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Willie le Roux, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Pieter Labuschagne, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Lodewyk de Jager, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Rynhardt Landman, 19 Johannes Prinsloo, 20 Sarel Pretorius, 21 Riaan Smit, 22 Ryno Benjamin.
Reds: 15 Luke Morahan, 14 Rod Davies, 13 Chris Feauai-Sautia, 12 Anthony Faingaa, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Jake Schatz, 7 Liam Gill, 6 Eddie Quirk, 5 James Horwill (captain), 4 Rob Simmons, 3 James Slipper, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Greg Holmes.
Replacements: 16 James Hanson, 17 Ben Daley, 18 Ed O’Donoghue, 19 Jarrad Butler, 20 Beau Robinson, 21 Ben Lucas, 22 Ben Tapuai.
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Cooper cant tackle
5 – 0
van Zyl scored try
unconverted try
Brüssouw massive. Cheetahs18-6 Reds. 36min
Joubert is definitely getting one back over the Ozzies… Favouring the cheetahs with all the 50/50 calls
21 – 6. 57mins
Absolutely agree. Quite shamefull really. Watts with another penalty 24-6, 62mins
@SharksRTB (Comment 4) : Joubert has a very unbias game going here!!
@SharksRTB (Comment 4) : LOL !!
I mean, ALL the 50/50 calls is goint the way of the Cheetahs…
@KILLER SHARK (Comment 7) : Jip.. I love it!!!
The Cheetahs are a well coached side.
@SharksRTB (Comment 9) : Reds must feel cheethad! I feel ashamed about an SA ref of this standard making these calls!
@KILLER SHARK (Comment 11) : Joubert must have confused the Cheetahs with the bulls . . .
That`s what he usually does when he runs out for them. 😈
Great win for the Cheetahs, really showing us what they can do if their injuries are limited. Go Cheetahs!
@Mutley (Comment 13) : Think they used some Voodoo juju to give us all their injury problems (and defensive frailties) this season?
@KILLER SHARK (Comment 11) : What do you want – all the 50/50 calls to go to the Reds? I am tired of just watching Stevo and his mates giving every 50/50 and then some to the Sharks’ opponents. Good on Joubert for calling out the obstruction that lead to that first Reds “try”. I am sick of some of these teams and their cheating tactics. In the Chiefs game Sharks defenders were taken out meters from the ball at about every ruck – totally illegal and not once blown up.